Discovering Destiny (Part 76): Don't Bow To The Pressure Around You
You do not have to bow to the pressures of this present age.
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Today’s Word with Rick Piña
Discovering Destiny (Part 75): God Will Promote You And The People Around You
The favor of God is on you and those around you!
Discovering Destiny (Part 74): There Is A God In Heaven Who Has Your Answer
God gets all the glory!
Discovering Destiny (Part 73): God Can Change Your Situation Overnight
Your life can change forever in one moment.
Discovering Destiny (Part 72): What To Do When Trouble Shows Up At Your Door
God has the answer for trouble.
Discovering Destiny (Part 71): God Can Do What No One On Earth Can Do
There's no limit to what God can do.
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![You Can Trust God Even When You Do Not Know How He Will Do It.
Listen to how they answered: "we do not need to defend ourselves before you." Then, "the God whom we serve is able to save us. He will rescue us from your power, Your Majesty." That is faith talking. Then they said, "But even if he doesn't," and that is trust talking. They knew God could. They did not know exactly how He would. And their stand did not depend on the details. Their trust did not come with conditions. I call this a settled stand.
How this applies to you:
-- You do not owe the world an explanation for your faith.
-- They told the king, "the God whom we serve is able to save us." They did not question God's power, and you do not have to either. There is literally nothing God cannot do!
-- Their minds were made up about God before the furnace was ever lit, so the heat could not change their answer. When you are fully persuaded about God, nothing the devil or the people he influences can do will stop you.
-- When God has told you what He will do, have faith that He will do it. When He has not told you yet, Solomon's word still stands: "Trust in the Lord completely, and do not rely on your own opinions."
-- You must learn to trust God even when you don't know what He's doing.
-- Paul said, "I am [positively] persuaded that He is able to guard and keep that which has been entrusted to me." You can put your whole life in those same hands.
-- Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego did not know how God would do it, but they knew He was able. I have taught you this before: if you don't bow, you won't burn! Tomorrow, the king turns up the heat, and you are going to see what God does with three men who would not bow.](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/866565031_18642192478043036_4838727952594543674_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=108&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiRkVFRC5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=8e-LfO3W9yIQ7kNvwFVCk0G&_nc_oc=AdqAlucUKp8MxwQnvTJpiC4qYRxvztMAK1yI084rQdjtwJjWPQVz9e1yDh1ICYyTlmA&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=4CuMVYcn4RHs8qr9lKkM1A&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQILZ1icwduNYnR7qTLxbR7G3TWsdcCR6UqU0v97c75ePR1BmU-sxh7_Pfe7KD33rj0m5mkCxhED&oh=00_AQPXVXgO0LRrBnTH9MxSqSZYHVuwq4rBGgIT3S66D5w9qA&oe=6AE61085)
![Only God Can Change Your Times And Seasons.
Daniel said, "He changes the times and seasons. He gives power to kings, and he takes their power away." Think about who Daniel was talking about. The king who signed his death warrant was sitting on a throne that God gave him. Nebuchadnezzar thought he controlled Daniel's future. He did not. Daniel needed an answer fast, and God gave it to him the same night he prayed. We live our lives in periods of time, and each period has a cycle of seasons. We serve a God who can shift the times and seasons of your life in such a way that He expedites your breakthrough and puts a rush order on your blessing. Isaiah said, "I, the Lord, will hasten it in its [appointed] time."
How this applies to you:
-- Daniel needed an answer fast, and God gave it to him the same night he prayed.
-- The king who signed the decree did not have the final word over Daniel's life. Daniel said, "He gives power to kings, and he takes their power away." Daniel was basically saying, "The king has power, but my God is the King of Kings, and my God is the Lord of Lords, so my confidence is in Him."
-- God planned your destiny before you were born, and no earthly authority gets the final say over it. Your boss may have power, but not the type of power that your God has over you
-- When the appointed time comes, God can move faster than you ever imagined. He puts a rush order on your blessing.
-- Habakkuk said, "Though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry." It may look like your vision is running late, but it is not. The Hebrew word for "hasten" in that verse means to pant, and the New English Bible says when the vision comes, "it will come in breathless haste." What looks slow in the waiting comes fast in the arriving.
-- Some of you have been in the same season so long that you think it will never change. It can change overnight.
-- What took you years to build up, God can turn around in one night.](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/857522561_18640332259043036_9177913539131821402_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=102&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiRkVFRC5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=isA3uq9acesQ7kNvwGM6wwx&_nc_oc=AdoMD3_3Ym_uB-RdnxPN8EiqwQdErrlaQO4c3MT3NGY9SPu2wWRYFEh2i6T_lOp1U60&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=4CuMVYcn4RHs8qr9lKkM1A&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQLNMrgIYNj8fyLrRgYwEVTwgc8f6L2zxMjOVNRppgCDMUubH0mTQYHB_nmSV2I4RnV1bO35QRzm&oh=00_AQM8VDqzPgzkyMIEDFGqymYZlI852PTT1ceCHWXVzDg5cg&oe=6AE6313F)
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